Buddies in India (Chinese: 大闹天竺) is a 2017 Chinese action adventure comedy film directed by comedian and actor Wang Baoqiang, in his directorial debut, and also starring Wang.[1][2][4] It was released in China by Tianjin Maoyan Media, Beijing Enlight Pictures and Huaxia Film Distribution on January 28, 2017. This Film has Hindi songs in which lyrics have been written by the noted lyricist Alok Ranjan Jha and Music has been composed by Sunny Subramanian. Chinni Prakash choreographed the song sequence.
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 Chinese teaser poster | |
| Chinese | 大闹天竺 |
| Directed by | Wang Baoqiang |
| Starring | Wang Baoqiang Bai Ke Vikramjeet Virk Yue Yunpeng Liu Yan |
| Music by | Sunny Subramanian |
Production companies | Lekaihua Entertainment (Wuxi) Huoerguosi Enlight Media 浙江诸暨升维传媒有限公司 Beijing Hairun Pictures Tianjin Maoyan Media YiMa Shidai Media (Beijing) Shanghai Mengmi Media Beijing Wanhe Tianyi Media[1] |
| Distributed by | Tianjin Maoyan Media Beijing Enlight Pictures Huaxia Film Distribution[1] |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | China[1][2] |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Box office | US$107.9 million[3] |
Plot edit
An acrobatic monkey loving circus guy accompanies son of a recently deceased CEO to India to recover his will. His uncle sends many thugs to eliminate them but by sheer luck and dedication of the acrobatic circus man, the young heir of the corporation escapes with his life. Reaching their destination point they understand the acrobat was a long lost son of the CEO's friend and he send his son to India with the aim to fulfill his promise to his friend who is staying in India.
Cast edit
- Wang Baoqiang as Sun Wukong
- Bai Ke as Tang Sanzang
- Yue Yunpeng as Zhu Bajie
- Ada Liu as Sha Wujing
- Vikramjeet Virk as Bull Demon King
- Liu Haoran as Erlang Shen
- Shruti Sodhi as Queen Iron Fan
- Liu Xiao Ling Tong as Wu Shen
- Justin Roiland as Bodhisattva Guanyin
Production edit
Principal photography was taking place in India in early May 2016.[5] The movie is scheduled to be released on 28th Jan, 2017.[6]
Vikramjeet Virk is the first Indian actor to play the character of the much-revered character of Bull King.[7]
Indian studio Yash Raj Films was involved in line production, assisting with the film's shooting in India.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "大闹天竺（2016". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved May 28, 2016.
- ^ a b "大闹天竺 (2016)". movie.douban.com (in Chinese). douban.com. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-08-01. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Ryan, Fergus (May 27, 2016). "China, India Promote Cultural, Historic Ties Through Film". China Film Insider. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
- ^ Ryan, Fergus (May 25, 2016). "Live-Streaming Apps Boom in China, Fuel Celebrity, Create New Stars". China Film Insider. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
- ^ "Actor Wang Baoqiang to Make Directorial Debut". english.cri.cn. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
- ^ "Vikramjeet Virk lands epic role in Indo-Chinese film - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
- ^ "Film Production". Yash Raj Films. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
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